The Danger Of Over-consuming Coconut Oils. The Hidden Truth...

There has been SO much talk about coconut oil and it's benefits and I've seen SO many posts from people over-using it. Coconut Oil has 10 times the amount of saturated fats than olive oil. As a wife of a Cardiac Nurse, this is a HUGE concern for us. Too much bad fats can cause heart disease. Over consumption of this oil can over time cause health issues. ESPECIALLY if your feeding this to your children on a daily basis. The article goes on to say the following:

"There is one major caveat: the benefits seem to apply only when coconut products are consumed as part of a diet rich in high-fiber plant foods and lacking processed foods." Which means that using this oil daily if you eat processed foods and not a full whole foods diet will NOT benefit you.

The difference between coconut oil verses whole coconut is that coconut oil should be viewed just as other refined oils and consumed in "limited" quantities like a treat. If your going to make coconut a part of your diet, the best QUALITY is a whole coconut where you can drink the water, use the meat in "small quantities in smoothies, make your coconut milks and make shredded dried coconut. ALL with just 1 fresh coconut.

Please, if your eating coconut oil daily. STOP THE INSANITY! You'll only end up in a cardiac unit over time if you continue.

http://plantbaseddietitian.com/coconut-oil-menace-or-miracle/

Attitude Is The Heart Of Change

Positive Attitude. I'm learning as I go here and Attitude is the heart of change. Learning to let go of the things we cannot control and focusing on a positive aspect will greatly change our focus and our behavior. This is a learning point for me. An unexpected horrific event can cause chronic fear. Fear can cause anxiety, depression and if left unchecked, It can cause rage and anger because your left feeling helpless. This I know from experience. Even more important is that if we do nothing to change the way we see negativity, it can cause REAL health damage physically. If you learn one thing from me, let it be this. Life is short! Forgive those who've wronged you, ask for forgiveness for those YOU'VE wronged, work to change your mindset so that the glass is left half FULL instead of half EMPTY. Finally folks, Without God to guide my thoughts, my heart and protect my mind, body and spirit, I would be left hopeless. It's a great start when we are feeling our lowest just to pray to our Father in Heaven. He doesn't expect perfection, He doesn't care what you've done. He just wants your time and your love. In return, He'll guide your footsteps and help you to stand when you find it hard. He'll give you peace which surpasses ALL understanding and He'll love you without condition. ATTITUDE. We cannot begin to love others if we cannot love ourselves as God loves us. We are created in HIS image. Today my favorite Plant-Based Dietitian will focus on having a Positive mindset. It's time for change. Join me if you need the same change in your life! 

Happy New Year!

Here's To A Happy And Healthy 2014! God Bless Everyone.

Progress And Baseline Testing

YAY!!! Tonights workout went MUCH better than the past two. I was jogging at a consistent pace (be it all a turtle pace) and at a higher speed. It wasn't a 30 minute mile but it's certainly not a 13 minute mile either. Lots of work to do, but overall pleased just being 3 weeks into it and having pretty much never run since primary school.

I also waddled from my workout to get baseline labs so I can monitor my progress physically. I plan to get off this insulin pump and get healthy! I'm already seeing some pretty drastic results. I may get off this insulin pump much sooner than I anticipated! Stay Tuned.

"What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger"

Since I've noticed I'm starting to lose weight in my face, arms and chest, I figured I should post BEFORE pictures soon. No better time than now since it's LITERALLY the start of a New Year!  Honesty is the best policy in my opinion and facing reality is simply the only way for change.

So here's to a new chapter in my life. One where God is placed first and my husband and daughter are my inspiration. I've been doing the healthy eating LONG before the New Year. I now have a coach, have been running for the past 3 weeks with the Couch to 5k (C25K) and will be pushed FAR beyond what I think I am capable of.  All I can say is...BRING IT!

Here you'll continue to see the ups and downs and hopefully as "I" start to grow and change physically, emotionally and spiritually, you'll start seeing me come out of my comfort zone and I'll be more active with "little bear" and my husband.

Happy New Year everyone!

Incorporate LESS Meat Into Your Daily Diet

The 9th day of "10 DAYS. 5 WAYS. 1 HEALTHIEST YEAR!" Take a look at this chart. Almost 80% of the American Population dies from heart disease which in most cases can be prevented by a plant based diet. Today's point from my favorite Plant based dietician, is incorporating less meat into your daily diet. Find out some idea's in the video!

Dealing With Inner-deamons

Since I'm finding out a little about myself as I go here, I'm learning that I am a type A personality. I'm a perfectionist. The negative aspect of this is that NOBODY is perfect so in my head, I fail..A LOT! If your like me, it's time to change that mindset. I'll never progress until I let go of the fact that nothing is perfect, things will go wrong in life, there will be times where I WILL fail but it won't be in vein. As Thomas Edison once said, "Our Greatest Weakness Is In Giving Up. The Most Certain Way To Succeed Is Always to Try One More time."